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Crontab Guru
Explain cron expressions in plain English
By Craftisle Team
About Crontab Guru — Free Online Tool
Explain cron expressions in plain English. Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems. This tool helps you understand cron expressions by converting them to human-readable descriptions.
How to Use Crontab Guru — Step by Step
- Enter cron expression
Type or paste cron expressions (one per line).
- Explain
Click Explain. The tool converts cron expressions to plain English.
- Review
Review the explanation and use for your cron jobs.
Use Cases for Crontab Guru
Schedule cron jobs
Understand cron expressions before scheduling jobs.
Debug cron issues
Check if a cron expression does what you expect.
Learn cron syntax
Learn cron syntax by seeing examples.
FAQ — Crontab Guru Free Online Tool
What is a cron expression?
A string of 5 fields: minute hour day month day-of-week.
What does */5 mean?
Every 5 units (e.g., */5 * * * * = every 5 minutes).